It will also be interesting to see how this works during a heavy load of customers.
O-- you still might be full of chit. I and plenty of folks I know snap up too many good tags that would be popular and ripe for a bot process to grab for there to be bots going all the way through the purchase process. I am in no way faster than a bot but apparently faster than the average person if I am getting coveted tags . So still not believing there are bots logging in purchasers and credit card info as they would have beat people to a lot of tags that went to regular guys with fast fingers.
Show us hard proof of one these so-called bots. I think you were asked a few times to specifically give the details on a bot that we can all see to verify your claims to no avail which means you are just guessing there are but do not KNOW there are,
However, having the captcha process added into the purchase process to slow down the purchase is a good thing. A nice little equalizer. Who has not screwed up on first attempt to complete a captcha and had to restart. Add in trying to hurry for a great tag and the mistakes will increase.
Scored a handful of good tags with...lots of determination and effort.
I imagine some tags were available but there’s no doubt there was something going on with some of the higher demand tags.
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I am a firm believer that where there is a limited supply of "rare" item, someone will devise a system to give them an advantage. In other words, if it is possible to do that, people WILL do that. And then it is a slippery slope with more and more occurences. Is it a big problem yet? I have no idea. But why be opposed to something like this when it is an easy and cheap fix? Do you have stock in companies that are trying to do it? If not, then why are you arguing against it? There are a lot bigger issues to work on than trying to prevent this.
The only reason I can see someone arguing against it is if they are using a system that gives them an advantage currently. Because after the change everyone will have to do one more step. Big deal
Nah, we solved that. Look up Optical Character Recognition.
People using bots to pay is definitely happening. It isn't some conspiracy. These days you can find the code to do this on open source websites. These guys probably aren't paying developers to write this stuff. It is probably their child or relative.
And I've been checked by two WCOs who recognized my name from Bowsite. That was interesting.
I can’t imagine we will be seeing the 76, 61, 10 tags anymore.
I hope it was enjoyed while it lasted.
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THE FUTURE OF CONSERVATION
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CPW OFFICE LOCATIONS cpw.state.co.us
2017 What’s New.................................................. 1 Licenses............................................................. 2–7
• Fees; Habitat Stamp; hunter education requirements....................2 • Sale dates; license types and allocations............................................3 • Landowner Preference Program; auction and raffle licenses........4 • Youth hunting rules for all big-game species...............................5–7 • MAPS: Youth deer, elk and pronghorn hunting...........................6–7 • Hybrid draw information........................................................................7
Applications & Preference Points.................. 8–12
• How to apply online.................................................................................8 • Mailing instructions and refunds..........................................................8 • How to read hunt codes and hunt tables...........................................9 • How to fill out applications.......................................................... 10–11 • How preference points work............................................................... 12 • Group hunt instructions; license draw results................................ 12
Field Information & Reference.................... 13–18
• Identification chart of big-game species......................................... 13 • Legal hunting hours; sunrise/sunset table...................................... 14 • Shed hunting; Ranching for Wildlife; guides and outfitters; dream hunts; harvest surveys................... 14 • Conservation information; chronic wasting disease facts............. 15 • Hunter-orange, -pink clothing requirements; GPS tips; OHV use; field-dressing tutorial........................................ 15 • Legal methods of take; legal firearms............................................... 16 • Illegal activities........................................................................................17 • Bag limits; attaching carcass tags; evidence of sex....................... 17 • Residency requirements; hunters with disabilities.......................... 18 • Transporting and donating meat...................................................... 18 • Accidental kills: what to do, who to contact................................... 18
Deer............................................................... 19–31 • Need to know tips; season dates........................................................ 19 • Preference point hunt code; List A, B, C licenses............................. 19 • Hunt codes........................................................................................ 20–31 • Season Choice license hunt codes..................................................... 29 • MAP: Over-the-counter whitetail-only hunts......................................30 • Whitetail-only identification; hunt codes................................. 30–31
Elk.................................................................. 32–47 • Need to know tips; season dates........................................................ 32 • Preference point hunt code; antler point restrictions................... 32 • List A, B, C licenses.................................................................................. 33 • MAP: Over-the-counter antlerless archery hunts...............................34 • MAP: Over-the-counter either-sex archery hunts...............................35 • MAP: Over-the-counter 2nd, 3rd season rifle hunts..................... 36 • MAP: Over-the-counter plains rifle hunts....................................... 37 • Hunt codes........................................................................................ 37–47
Pronghorn..................................................... 48–52 • Need to know tips; season dates........................................................ 48 • Preference point hunt code; List A, B, C licenses............................. 48 • MAP: Over-the-counter archery hunts............................................ 49 • Hunt codes........................................................................................ 50–52
Moose............................................................ 53–55
• Need to know tips; mandatory inspections; season dates................. 53 • Preference point hunt code; List A, B, C licenses............................ 53 • Hunt codes........................................................................................ 54–55
Bear................................................................ 56–59
• Need to know tips; mandatory inspections; season dates................. 56 • Preference point hunt code; List A, B, C licenses............................. 56 • Hunt codes........................................................................................ 57–58 • Over-the-counter with caps; concurrent rifle hunts............... 58–59
Land............................................................... 60–65
• Land closures; special use restrictions; STL access program......... 60 • Game management unit (GMU) descriptions......................... 61–64 • MAP: CWD and GMU map.................................................................. 65
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ONLY the offices below can assist hunters with animal checks and taking samples that are related to hunting activities. See the CPW website for a complete list of our parks locations that can also sell licenses, issue duplicate licenses and accept licenses for refunds. BRUSH (closed until further notice) 122 E. Edison Brush, 80723 970-842-6300
GRAND JUNCTION 711 Independent Ave. Grand Junction, 81505 970-255-6100
MONTE VISTA 0722 S. Road 1 E. Monte Vista, 81144 719-587-6900
COLORADO SPRINGS 4255 Sinton Road Colorado Springs, 80907 719-227-5200
GUNNISON 300 W. New York Ave. Gunnison, 81230 970-641-7060
MONTROSE 2300 S. Townsend Ave. Mont rose, 81401 970-252-6000
DENVER 6060 Broadway Denver, 80216 303-291-7227
HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS 346 Grand County Rd. 362 Hot Sulphur Springs, 80451 970-725-6200
PUEBLO 600 Reservoir Road Pueblo, 81005 719-561-5300
LAMAR 2500 S. Main St. Lamar, 81052 719-336-6600 MEEKER FORT COLLINS 73485 Hwy. 64 317 W. Prospect Road Meeker, 81641 Fort Collins, 80526 970-472-4300 970-878-6090 DURANGO 151 E. 16th St. Durango, 81301 970-247-0855
SALIDA 7405 Hwy. 50 Salida, 81201 719-530-5520 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 925 Weiss Dr. Steamboat Springs, 80487 970-870-2197
GLENWOOD SPRINGS 0088 Wildlife Way Glenwood Springs, 81601 970-947-2920
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Editor: Chelsea Harlan Cover photo © Cornelius Doppes Printed Jan. 2017 by Publication Printers, Denver. 605,000 copies. Printing paid for with hunting and fishing license fees. Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director: Robert Broscheid The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission members are (as of November 2016): James Pribyl, Chair • John Howard, Jr., Vice Chair • Michelle Zimmerman, Secretary • Robert W. Bray • Chris Castilian • Jeanne Horne • Bill Kane • Dale Pizel • James Vigil • Dean Wingfield • Alex Zipp • Don Brown, ex-officio member • Bob Randall, ex-officio member • Robert Broscheid, CPW Director CPW receives federal financial assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior and its bureaus prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. NOTE: Laws and regulations in this brochure are paraphrased for easier understanding and are intended only as a guide. Complete Colorado wildlife statutes and regulations are available at CPW offices listed above and online at cpw.state.co.us/Regulations.
2017 WHAT’S NEW
2017 Colorado Big Game Hunting
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UPDATE YOUR » CPW LICENSING SYSTEM CHANGES... CPW is in the process of transitioning to an upgraded licensing, pass, registration INFORMATION and reservation system in 2017/18. All customers will need to have an individual email address and password to apply for or Please take a moment to correct purchase CPW products with the new system; make sure your contact information and email are correct now when you apply your phone, email and mailing for your license. CPW is also in the process of going paperless for hunting license applications in 2018. The final year for address information while applying or buying this year. paper hunting license applications is 2017. Find more information on our website soon: cpw.state.co.us/CPWshop cpw.state.co.us/UpdateInfo
» CHANGES TO LICENSE REFUND, REISSUE AND EXCHANGE POLICIES... All license exchanges will be charged a fee of fifty percent of the cost of the original license, not to exceed $25. Read the license exchange policy in full at cpw.state.co.us/LCPolicy. Changes to CPW license refunds and reissues became effective April 2016: hunters who need to refund a license will have to do so at least 30 days prior to the start of the season for which the license is valid. Most licenses that have been returned will be made available to the public on the leftover license sales list (cpw.state.co.us/Leftover): 2017 LICENSE REISSUE POLICY ? Any license that is returned to CPW that took 5 or more preference points to draw will be manually reissued to the next eligible person based on the residency status of the returned license. » If a resident license gets returned, it will be reissued to a resident; if a nonresident license gets returned, it will be reissued to a nonresident. ? For each license returned, CPW will contact the next 5 people from the current year’s draw order. ? If one of those individuals accepts the license from the manual reissue process, all of that person’s preference points will be used. ? If a person has a current conflicting license for that species, they may exchange their current license for the one being offered. » The exchange fee will be assessed, which is fifty percent of the cost of the original license, not to exceed $25. ? If none of those 5 people accept the license from the manual reissue process, it will be placed onto the leftover list at random intervals. ? Any license that is returned to CPW that took fewer than 5 preference points to draw will automatically be placed onto the leftover list at random intervals. ? Customers who obtain a license from the leftover list will NOT have to use their preference points. CPW will be making additional adjustments to the license refund, reissue and exchange policies in 2017. Check our website for the most up-to-date information: cpw.state.co.us/refunds » MANDATORY CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) TESTING IN SELECT GMUs... In order to better gauge the presence of CWD in select deer herds, CPW will require mandatory submission of CWD test samples from some hunter-harvested bucks and does during the 2017 archery, muzzleloader and rifle seasons. Any notified hunter that harvests a deer in the hunts specified (pages 19–28) will be required to present their deer for testing at a CPW facility. There will be no charge for this mandatory testing. Get more information about where and how to sumbit a CWD sample at cpw.state.co.us/bg/CWD. » BIG GAME NOW INCLUDED IN WALK-IN ACCESS PROGRAM (WIA)... CPW is initiating a pilot big game access component within the Walk-In Access Program for 2017 that will allow public access to some WIA properties for deer, elk and pronghorn hunting, within season dates of Sept. 1–Dec. 31. Information on specific enrolled properties will first be available in the Walk-In Access brochure, out in Aug. 2017. Also check our website at cpw.state.co.us/wia. » THE DEFINITION OF HUNTING OVER BAIT HAS BEEN EXPANDED... Hunting big game over bait, whether or not the person hunting over such bait personally placed the bait, is against the law. See page 17 for more details.
» BOUNDARY CHANGES TO UNITS 16 & 27... The unit boundaries for game management units 16 and 27 have changed. See page 61 for descriptions. » HUNTER PINK AN ALTERNATIVE TO HUNTER ORANGE... It is now legal for hunters to wear solid fluorescent pink clothing as an alternative to solid daylight fluorescent orange garments. This law applies to those who take deer, elk, pronghorn, moose or black bear with any firearm. Private Ranching for Wildlife hunters hunting with archery equipment are not required to wear fluorescent orange or pink, although they may wish to consider wearing it if concerned about visibility to other hunters. Read the fact sheet at cpw.state.co.us/thingstodo/ Pages/Hunt.aspx. » EXEMPTIONS TO HUNTER EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS... There is a
